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1 World’s Most Famous Trading Network 1200-1453 A.D.Silk RoadWorld’s Most Famous Trading NetworkA.D.

2 Essential Standards6.E.1 Understand how the physical environment and human interaction affected the economic activities of various civilizations, societies and regions.6.C.1 Explain how the behaviors and practices of individuals and groups influenced societies, civilizations and regions.

3 Clarifying Objectives6.E.1.1 Explain how conflict, compromise and negotiation over the availability of resources (i.e. natural, human and capital) impacted the economic development of various civilizations, societies and regions (e.g., competition for scarce resources, unequal distribution of wealth and the emergence of powerful trading networks).6.C.1.2 Explain how religion transformed various societies, civilizations and regions (e.g., beliefs, practices and spread of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism).

4 Essential QuestionsHow did the availability of certain resources affect the development of powerful trading networks like the Silk Road?Why does a powerful trading network like the Silk Road develop?What does SCARCITY OF RESOURCES mean?How did the emergence of the Silk Road lead to the spread of different world RELIGIONS?

5 Scarcity of Resources Silk Road began because of SCARCITY OF RESOURCESAll powerful trading networks begin because Certain resources were not available in all areas.Scarcity of Resources means that some cultures have extra resources & some don’t have any so they trade28:57-30:15

6 Silk RoadSilk Road was a TRADING NETWORK that opened up the SCOPE of trade in the worldMany cultures traded many goods along the Silk RoadThe most common good traded was SILK

7 Not a Road/Not made of SilkThe silk road was not a road & it was not made of silkIt was a trading network that stretched all the way from the Mediterranean Sea all the way to China

8 Scope of TradeBefore the Silk Road cultures would only trade with other cultures that were close to their civilizationThe Silk Road Trading Network allowed trade between people in the FAR EAST all the way to the MEDITERANIAN and anywhere in between25:00-27:20

9 Essential Questions Get with a partner and answer…What does SCARCITY OF RESOURCES mean?

10 Nomads get RichSilk Road was run by NOMADS who would travel from place to place on camels with the goods on the camels backNomads would go from trading port to trading port passing goods or selling goods and marking up pricesHere is how it worked

11 Process of the Silk Road TradeA Chinese Silk Nomad would buy some silk from a silk maker for $10 in ChinaHe travels to the nearest trading center in India along the Silk Road and sells the Silk for $50 to Indian Nomad and travels back to China to buy more Silk

12 Process of the Silk Road TradeThe Indian Nomad travels along the Silk Road to Arabia to the nearest trading center and sells the Silk for $100The Indian Nomad travels back to India to wait for the Chinese silk trader to come back with more silk the next week

13 Process of the Silk Road TradeThe Arabian Nomad carries the silk along the Silk Road to the nearest Mediterranean trade center and sells the silk for $75The Arabian Nomad travels back to Arabia to wait for the Indian Nomad to come back with more silk

14 Process of the Silk Road TradeThe Mediterranean Merchant brings the silk to his silk store and marks the price up to $100 and sells the silk

23 Wider Economic ImpactSilk Road led to a Wider ECONOMIC Impact across the worldEven though most people couldn’t afford silkMore people devoted their lives to produce goods (like silk) instead of other things (soldiers)

24 Spread of Religion Trading leads to traveling to new placesTraveling to new places leads to spread cultures to new places in the worldThe largest part of culture that is spread through trade is a culture’s RELIGION27:20-29:00

25 Essential Questions Get with a partner and answer…How did the emergence of the Silk Road lead to the spread of different world RELIGIONS?

26 Spread of Disease Silk Road introduced new diseases as wellFor instance the Bubonic Plague had started in China centuries ago so the Chinese had immunities to itWhen they traveled to new places to trade goods they were carriers of the disease and it spread to people who didn’t have immunities

27 Sparked Exploration Lastly the Silk Road got people thinking…What if there is a shorter distance to get to China & India then to walk these long trade routesExplorers enter the scene for the first time wanting to sail boats

28 EOG Questions Which was a long-term effect of ancient trade routes?A) the spread of religions throughout the trade routesB) the spread of unifying systems of governmentC) colonization of weaker nations along the trade routesD) use of silk throughout ancient and modern societies

29 EOG Questions Why did trading networks like the Silk Road develop?A) Certain resources were not available in all areas.B) The trails were used for communication between groups.C) People wanted to take land and to keep control of that land.D) Travelers enjoyed exploring nearby lands after trading for spices.

30 Important Points6.E.1.1 (Powerful Trading Networks) The Silk Road developed because certain resources are not available in all areas6.E.1.1 (Powerful Trading Networks) Scarcity of Resources is when resources are only available in certain areas6.C.1.2 (Spread of Religion) The Silk Road spread religion by having new people in new lands sharing their religion to new people